Masons of Whitechapel

[wingtuns20]

Hi I am doing family history for my partners mother.

I have gone down tree via the below

Richard Stanley Mason b. 1888 d. 1938
William C Mason b. 1857 M. Emily Ellen Tietjen
Robert George Mason b. 1819 d. 1889 he was a gunpolisher then gunmaker
Robert Mason b. U/K he was a Gunmaker as well? No other info about him. I read about the Robert Mason who went to the USA but u/k if linked.
It appears Robert was with a Mary u/k as they had the following children......

Edward 1823 (whom M. Anna Ostler)
Josh 1825
Allis 1827
I found them on a 1841 Census living on their own..?

All the early Masons as above were living in the Whitechapel/Tower Hamlet area.

[lizdb]

Here is the family in1861

RG9 273 57 16

Robert G MAson 41 widower Gun polisher empl 6 men, 2? boys bn Whitechapel
Robert G 11 bn Whitechapel
Joseph 9 bn Bethnal Green
Jonathan 7 bn Bethnal Green
William C 4 bn Bethnal Green
+ 3 servants

[lizdb]

And 1851

HO107 1546 57 15
55 Chamber Street Whitechapel
Robert George 31 gunmaker bn Aldgate
Amelia wife 26 bn Shadwell
Robert George 1 bn Whitechapel

Looks like a second marriage for RG

Marriage
14 MArch 1847 Limehouse St Anne
Robert George Mason full age Widower, gun maker, of Limehoue father Robert Mason deceased
to
Amelia Holloway Jones, full age, spinster of Limehouse, father Jonathan Jones, cooper
witnesses Jonathan Jones and Sarah Ann Hayblin?

[lizdb]

Heres his first marriage, which confirms his father Robert was also a gunmaker

13 Jan 1839 St Helens Bishopsgate
Robert George Mason full age bachelor gunmaker of 26 Gt St Helens father Robert Mason gunmaker
to
Elizabeth Elinor Lewis full age spinster of 26 Gt St Helens father William Lewis deceased
Witnesses George Lewis and Elizabeth Hockley

[lizdb]

Christening
12 Dec 1819
(born 28 Nov 1819)
St Botolph, Aldgate
Robert George Mason, son of Robert George and MAry, of Three King COurt, Gunmaker

[wingtuns20]

Hi thanks for the information, I am hoping to find out who the father was.
I think he was a Robert George Mason (Gun maker) also but i don't know when he was born it must have been the late 1700s?
One of the sons Baptism records of an Edward, his mother was named Mary but I dont know the surname!
It stated on the transcript father........

Day:30
Month:October
Year:1822
Forename:Edward
Othernames:
Surname:Mason
Fathers forenames:Robert
Fathers occupation:Gunmaker
Mothers forenames:Mary
Birth date:23/09/1822
Address:Castle Alley
Location of church:Whitechapel
Parish:St MaryChurch address:Whitechapel High StreetEntry
No:2822Source
Ref:X024/093Transcriber
Note:Original Note:Record source:Docklands Ancestors
Find out more Data provider:Docklands Ancestors LtdTranscriptions © Docklands Ancestors Ltd

[wingtuns20]

Thanks for the extra detail on Robert Masons birth in 1819.

[wingtuns20]

I found a 1841 Census.....

Address: Chamber Street, St Mary Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets

MASON, Robert   M   21   1820      Middlesex   VIEW   
MASON, Ellen   F   22   1819      Middlesex   VIEW   
MASON, Edwd   M   18   1823      Middlesex   VIEW   
MASON, Josh   M   16   1825      Middlesex   VIEW   
MASON, Allis   F   14   1827      Middlesex   VIEW   

No mother or father on there?

[lizdb]

I saw that too.
No relationships are given on 1841.

Iwondered if Ellen was actually Elizabeth Elinor, Robert (bn 1819)'s wife. We know he married 1839, so unless she has already died we wouldnt expect to find them together on 1841.

What we dont know is whether the next generation back ,Robert and Mary are still alive or not. We know Robert senior has died by Robert juniors second marriage in 1847.

Lots moore sleuthing to do!